Today was my last day at the Birches program at Brattleboro Retreat. It has been two and a half weeks. I am not 100%. I don't think I will ever be at 100%, but I am doing better than I was when I drove into the campus on June 4th. I have to keep reminding …
Month: June 2019
Poem: “I Bend”
I bend but do not break. I've been lost, but I'm not a loser. I'm a wreck, but I'm not totaled. I'm fractured but not broken. I've failed, but I'm not a failure. I've fallen hard but can get up again. I'm isolated, but still I'm free. I have been destroyed but will rebuild. My …
I Still Have A Lot of Fight in Me
I've been at the Brattleboro Retreat Center since Tuesday. The out patient program called Birches runs Monday - Friday. I'm in the full day program from 9:00am to 3:00pm. I'm also staying over nights there at their "dorms" in the Ripley Building. I was nervous coming up here, but since I've been here I have …
I’m Going on “Retreat”
"Courage is doing what you are afraid of. There is no courage unless you are scared." - Eddie Rickenbacker After some thought I decided to get help at the Brattleboro Retreat Center in Brattleboro, VT starting on Tuesday. I am accepted into the outpatient day program and will also be staying there over nights since …
My Life With Mental Illness 